FUTURE TENSES

When we talk about plans or decisions for the future, we can use:
Present Continuous
Be going to
Future Simple " will + infinitive"

Future plans
We use the present continuous to talk about plans or arrangements for
the future:

I’m meeting an old friend for lunch tomorrow.

I’m flying to France next Wednesday.
Are you going on vacation this summer?

We do not use will to talk about future plans.

We can use will + infinitive to talk about something that is possible in the
future:

‘Where are you going on vacation this summer?’ ‘I don’t know. Perhaps
I’ll go to Italy’ Maybe I will see you at the party next week.

Future simple "will + infinitive" is often used with I think, I don’t think, I’m
sure, probably, perhaps, maybe, etc.

Decisions for the future

We use going to + infinitive to talk about intentions or decisions for the
future:

I’ve made my decision. I’m going to quit smoking. Are you going to come
to the party tonight?

We use Future Simple "will + infinitive" when we make a spontaneous

decision at the time of speaking (not before):

‘It’s cold in here.’ ‘I’ll go shut the window.’

‘Can you send me the information I need?’ ’Sure, I’ll do it right away.’
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 FUTURE PERFECT
The future perfect simple (will have + past participle) is used to talk about
actions or situations that will be complete before a specific time in the
future.

Jack is planning to leave his house at 10 pm tonight. If I arrive at 11 pm,

he’ll have already left.
He'll have already left.

Now
Tonight
We often use the future perfect with time expressions such as by and by
the time, by this time next.

By this time next year, we’ll have been married for nearly ten years.
By the time you get there, she’ll have gone home.

Let's practice
Complete the sentences using the Future Perfect.

By 10pm tonight...
1. I __________________________ (finish) this report.
2. We. __________________________ (have) dinner.
3. Lina __________________________ (leave) her job.
4. Daniel __________________________ (meet) Vanessa.
5. They __________________________ (take) the exam.
6. It __________________________ (stop) raining.
7. I __________________________ (read) all of this book.
8. You __________________________ (fall) asleep.
9. She __________________________ (watch) Netlfix.
10. He __________________________ (arrive) home.

Your turn.
By the end of the week...
1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
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PRESENT SIMPLE - MAY/MIGHT